There’s actually a much stronger argument that Cruz should drop out now.
Everyone (even the Cruz camp) admits that Trump will head into the convention with far more delegates than Cruz, and will be the leader.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but since we went to a national caucus/primary system in 1972, the first place candidate going in has always captured the nomination.
I THINK (but am not sure) the last time a non-leader going in won the nomination was in 1940. Quite rare, though it occasionally happened in the 1800s in a quite different delegate selection/nomination system.
Sorry about the duplicate posts. I think 132 is more accurate than 119 in terms of the history.